Playing Card Archive
*Last updated: August 17th, 2024.
On this page you will be able to learn about all decks created by The Card Inn as well as information that could be useful for collectors.
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Decks created so far, in order:
- Chancers V1 Black + V2 Burgundy (Good Pals)
- Halloween Tales (Good Pals)
- Chancers V3 Green Fully Marked (Good Pals)
- Chancers V4-V6 - The Limited Edition Series (Good Pals)
- Scroll down to the bottom to learn about our next projects
Chancers Playing Cards (Black + Burgundy) by Good Pals - September 2022:
- Kickstarter launch for Chancers V1 Black & Chancers V2 Burgundy.
- Raised £9370 thanks to 186 Backers.
- Both printed by USPCC, editions of 1000. USPCC overprints meant that around 2400 decks in total were printed.
- Fully custom deck featuring unique skeletal courts. Burgundy deck features a matte tuck
- Both editions featured gilded variants of 150 including a Black / Silver & Burgundy / Gold Gilding
- 45 of these 150 units have a number seal on them that say 'Kickstarter Edition' that was exclusive to backers on kickstarter. The remaining gilded editions are not numbered, but they do have a foil seal
- These decks arrived in the UK and with kickstarter backers in May 2023
- 30 x Uncut Sheets are available in each colour
- Chancers V2 Burgundy (non-gilded) and Chancers V1 + V2 (Gilded) are now sold out.
Halloween Tales Playing Cards by Good Pals - June 2023:
- Kickstarter launch - June 2023
- Raised £11,439 thanks to 168 Backers
- 4 variants - Standard Edition of 600, Alternate Tuck Edition of 250 + 2x Gilded Editions of 75. All with number seals.
- Printed by USPCC
- Fully custom deck featuring Halloween art on all the cards
- Gilded variant in purple + holographic green. 75 units printed of each. 55 purple units have seals saying 'Kickstarter Edition', and 50 green units have seals saying 'Kickstarter Edition' that is exclusive to those who backed on Kickstarter.
- These decks arrived in the UK and with kickstarter backers in December 2023.
- 25 x Uncut Sheets were printed.
- Alternate Tuck Edition of 250 + Gilded Halloween Tales are now sold out.
Chancers V3 Green (Fully Marked) Playing Cards by Good Pals - January 2024:
- Kickstarter launch - January 2024
- Raised £8986 thanks to 147 backers.
- 3 variants - Standard Edition, Gold Gilded Edition of 75, Holo Green Gilded Edition of 75
- Printed by USPCC - 1000 decks total. The final USPCC Chancers deck. Due to USPCC overprint, around 1250 decks were printed.
- Fully custom deck featuring unique skeletal courts + a full marking system for the deck
Chancers V4 Magneta, V5 Pink, V6 Gold Playing Cards by Good Pals (Chancers Limited Edition Series) - July 2024:
- Kickstarter Launch - July 2024
- Raised £8662 thanks to 115 backers
- V4 Magneta was a print run of 500 decks, with 100 Holographic Gilded decks also printed
- V5 Pink was a print run of 350 decks, with 75 Holographic Gilded decks also printed
- V6 Gold was a print run of 350 decks, with 75 Gold Spiral Gilded decks also printed
- This was our first project printed by WJPC.
- This was also our first project with a significantly smaller print run. With USPCC we were printing 1000 decks at a time, and with USPCC overprinting this led to usually 1100-1200 decks per print run.
Halloween Tales Volume II - Orange, Special Edition Black & Blood Red
Launching in August 2024.
Full Archive:
| Variant # | Chancers | Halloween Tales |
|
1 |
V1 Black (2022) | V1 Black (2023) |
| 2 | V2 Burgundy (2022) |
V1 Alternate Tuck (2023) |
| 3 | V1 Black Silver Gilded (2022) | V1 Black Purple Gilded (2023) |
| 4 | V2 Burgundy Gold Gilded (2022) | V1 Black Green Gilded (2023) |
| 5 | V3 Green (2024) | V2 Orange (2024) |
| 6 | V3 Green Gold Gilded (2024) | V2 Special Edition (2024) |
| 7 | V3 Green Holographic Green Gilded (2024) | V2 Blood Red (2024) |
| 8 | V4 Magneta (2024) | V2 Theatre Edition Holographic Gold Gilded (2024) |
| 9 | V4 Magneta Holographic Gilded (2024) | V2 Theatre Edition Red Gilded (2024) |
| 10 | V5 Pink (2024) | |
| 11 | V5 Pink Holographic Gilded (2024) | |
| 12 | V6 Gold (2024) | |
| 13 | V6 Gold Spiral Gilded (2024) |
Prototype Decks:
As of January 2024, we have released prototype editions of all our decks. All have been for sale except for Chancers Burgundy prototype. Below you can find the information for these decks:
Chancers Prototypes (all sold out):
- Chancers Burgundy Prototype - Edition of 3 (never made for sale)
- Chancers Black Prototype - Edition of 25
- Chancers V3 Green Prototype - Edition of 100
- Chancers Gold Prototype - Edition of 50
- Chancers Purple Prototype - Edition of 50
- Chancers Pink Prototype - Edition of 50
Halloween Tales Prototypes:
- Halloween Tales Standard Edition Prototype - Edition of 100 (sold out)
- Halloween Tales Alt. Tuck Edition Prototype - Edition of 50 (sold out)
- Halloween Tales V2 Orange Prototype - Edition of 50 (in stock)
- Halloween Tales V2 Black Prototype - Edition of 50 (in stock)
- Halloween Tales V2 Blood Red Prototype - Edition of 10 (sold out)
2024-25 PLANNED RELEASES:
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